Dr. R. J. Pasco, University of Nebraska OmahaDr. Rebecca J. Pasco is a Professor, Coordinator of Library Science programs, and Graduate Program Chair of Teacher Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She earned a B.S. in Social Sciences (7-12) from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, an Educational Media Specialist Endorsement K-12 from Nebraska Wesleyan University, a Masters in Library Science from Emporia State University, Kansas, and a PhD in Library and Information Management from Emporia State University, Kansas. Dr. Pasco is highly active in University activities and committees including the Teacher Education Department Advisory Committee, College of Education Multicultural Committee, Elementary Education Graduate Committee, Secondary Education Graduate Committee, Literacy Committee, Teacher Education Admissions Application Committee, Faculty Senate, University Distance Education Committee, Distance Education Coordinating Council, and TED Student Diversity Organization.Dr. Pasco authored Capital and Opportunity: A Critical Ethnography of Students At-risk. Lanham, MD: University Press. She has published numerous chapters in books, selected journal articles and monographs as well as papers and presentations at professional conferences. Dr. Pasco is highly active in many professional organizations and has written and received 12 selected grants. She is the recipient of multiple teaching awards including, but not limited, to Emporia State University’s Outstanding Doctoral Student Research Paper Competition, Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor Award, Nebraska Governor’s Thank You Teacher Award, UNO Chancellor's Strategic Planning Award for Student Focus, Margaret Killian Professor of Education Diamond Professorship, and the UNO Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award. Dr. Pasco is also the recipient of multiple library science awards including, but not limited to, the Nebraska Library Association Meritorious Service Award, Nebraska Library Association Presidential Award, Nebraska Educational Media Association's Presidential Award, Meritorious Service award Nebraska Educational Media Association, and Nebraska Library Association: New Members Round Table Mentor of the Year Award.

Dr. Audrey Church, Longwood University Dr. Audrey Church is Professor and Coordinator of the School Librarianship Program at Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia. She earned a B.A. in English from Bridgewater College (VA), a M.S. in Education from Longwood University, and a Ph.D. in Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. Prior to coming to Longwood in 2000 to teach and coordinate the graduate program in school librarianship, she was a building level librarian in Lunenburg County (VA) Public Schools for 20 years.Dr. Church has been active in her state professional school librarians organization, serving in the past as secretary and then president of the Virginia Educational Media Association (now the Virginia Association of School Librarians.) She is the immediate past president of the Virginia Educational Research Association. Dr. Church has also been active in the American Association of School Librarians, serving as chair of the AASL NCATE (now CAEP) Coordinating Committee, chair of the Educators of School Librarians Section (ESLS), and ESLS Representative to the AASL Board of Directors. Currently she serves on the CAEP State Partnerships and Content Areas Committee, and she is the 2015-2016 AASL President-elect.Dr. Church is the author of two books, Leverage Your Library Program to Help Raise Test Scores (Linworth, 2003) and Your Library Goes Virtual (Linworth, 2007), and numerous journal articles. Her research interests focus on standards for school librarian preparation programs, performance-based evaluation of school librarians, principals' perceptions of school librarians, and the history of school libraries in Virginiahttp://www.longwood.edu/staff/churchap/

Dr. Gail Dickinson, Old DominionDr. Gail K. Dickinson is a Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research at Old Dominion University. She earned a B.S. in Education from Millersville University (PA), a Master of Science in Library Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC), and her PhD in Educational Administration from the University of Virginia (VA). She is highly involved in her university and university activities.Dr. Dickinson is also highly active in numerous professional organizations. She was the President of the American Association of School Librarians from 2013-2014, National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education Executive Board member 2011-2013, American Library Association organization committee member from 2010-2012, American Library Association External Review panel member 2011-present, to name a few positions held. She has authored or co-authored seven books, published in over 25 refereed journal articles, has been an invited and keynote speaker at 25 sessions, and has written and received nearly $1,500,000 in educational grants, contracts and sponsored research. Dr. Dickinson is also the recipient of multiple awards and honors, and has been the editor of Library Media Connection for seven years. http://education.odu.edu/eci/dir/vitae/g_dickinson.shtml

Dr. Jody Howard, Old Dominion UniversityDr. Jody K. Howard is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the School Library Program at Old Dominion University, in Norfolk, VA. She earned a B.A. in English from Metropolitan State University (CO), a Masters in Educational Media from the University of Colorado at Boulder (CO), a Masters in Library and Information Science at the University of Denver (CO), and Ph.D. in Library and Information Science at Emporia State University (KS). Prior to coming to Old Dominion University, Dr. Howard was an Associate Professor and Associate Dean/Director at the Palmer School of Library and Information Science at Long Island University (NY). She was also a K-12 school librarian and teacher in Adams County Five Star Schools in Denver, Colorado.

While in Colorado, Dr. Howard was active in her state library association as president of the Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL). She has also been active at the national level as a member of the American Association of Librarians (AASL), serving as the chair of the Research and Statistics Committee and serving a three-year term on the AASL Board of Directors. She has served as the chair of the Educators of School Librarians Section (ESLS) and currently is the ESLS’s representative to the AASL Board of Directors.

Dr. Howard is co-author of the book, Action Research for the School Library Media Specialist and is currently working on her second book about the leadership role of school librarians. Her research interests include organizational culture and leadership in schools and other information organizations.